Abstract
We use a model theoretic approach to investigate properties of local-global principles for positive primitive formulas in spaces of orderings, such as the existence of bounds and the axiomatizability of local-global principles. As a consequence we obtain various classes of special groups satisfying local-global principles for all positive primitive formulas, and we show that local-global principles are preserved by some natural constructions in special groups.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 77-95 |
Number of pages | 19 |
Journal | Archive for Mathematical Logic |
Volume | 44 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 24 May 2004 |
Keywords
- Isotropy theorem
- Local-global principles
- Model theory
- Positive-primitive formulas
- Quadratic forms
- Spaces of orderings
- Special groups